Alimu is a small town in Gangben with developed transportation and a thriving economy during peacetime.

But now, the former prosperity of Alimu has almost disappeared, with the continuous roar of artillery fire.

In the northwest corner of the town, inside a small, remote wooden house of about thirty square meters, it was extremely crowded, as there were at least two hundred terrified people inside.

There were Chinese and foreigners here, and the only thing they had in common was that they were all civilians.

"Yue, I don't want to die, I'm not married yet…" A girl was already in tears, her whole body trembling.

Ouyang Yue was also very scared, but she still reassured her friend beside her, saying, "Don't worry, our country won't abandon us, someone will come to rescue us!"

"Really?" Hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in the girl's eyes.

"Of course, it's true." Ouyang Yue acted affirmatively, nodding her head, but in reality, she was also very confused and helpless.

The four of them were inexplicably released by the Iroquois, driving a car loaded with cash back to Gangben. But when the war was about to break out, they had to abandon the car and escape here, where they were trapped for several days.

Fortunately, the residents here were kind enough to provide them with food, or else they would have been too weak from hunger.

The emotions of Ouyang Yue and her group had stabilized slightly when a rather sardonic voice suddenly came through.

"Give up, no one is coming to save us…"

The man had a scruffy beard, his face was dark, and he looked weathered, but judging from the outline, you could tell he was Qin Hao from the plane!

"It's you!" Ouyang Yue suddenly exclaimed, her voice filled with anger.

She didn't recognize Qin Hao, but rather James, who was with him, the American scoundrel who had tried to assault her on the plane.

"Hi, beautiful flight attendant, hello…" James said weakly.

At this moment, James was even more battered than Qin Hao, his once bulging belly deflated, and his eyes dull, looking very worn-out.

Since being robbed of all his cash by a black officer that day, James and his companions had been wandering the streets, without even money to return home, originally hoping to try their luck in Alimu, but unexpectedly, it got worse!

His bodyguards had long stopped listening to him and went off on their own. Along the way, only Qin Hao stayed with him, and for several days the two hadn't eaten well or slept properly, leaving them without the energy to think about anything else.

Seeing James in such a weakened state, Ouyang Yue's guard finally lessened a bit, but she still felt a little cautious.

Just as she was considering whether to change positions, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

Their room was very secluded, it was actually a compartment of another room, and generally wouldn't be discovered.

Everyone held their breath, hoping not to be discovered by the soldiers.

Because if caught by the military, you'd either be forced into the army as cannon fodder or used as a hostage for ransom!

The former mostly led to death, and the latter, while not a direct death, could still lead to death in the chaos of war, and even if survived, the ransom wouldn't be cheap!

No one wanted to be caught!

"General, there's someone here!" But unfortunately, a soldier noticed something amiss!

The previously concealed door was suddenly broken open from the outside.

Bang! A gunshot rang out, and a bullet hit a man's chest, causing him to scream in pain.

"People inside, come out, or we'll start shooting!"

Two more shots followed, hitting two people, accompanied by incessant screams.

These soldiers completely treated human lives like weeds.

"We're coming out, don't shoot!"

"Please, don't shoot!"

"..."

Forced by desperation, people could only crawl out one by one from the narrow door.

Outside the door stood dozens of soldiers, holding weapons, staring coldly at them, making everyone feel uneasy.

Although nearly a hundred people were crammed into the two-hundred-square-meter room, the scene was eerily silent.

Everyone's gaze turned to the center of the room, at the young officer sitting on the sofa, sipping red wine, earphones in his ears, seemingly listening to music.

He took sips of red wine now and then, nodding occasionally, seemingly lost in the music.

In this moment of chaos, the young officer's behavior seemed truly bizarre!

"Junior General, all the people inside have been captured." A soldier reported in front of the young officer.

"Get lost, can't you see I'm listening to Mozart's Requiem, and you dare to disturb me at such a time?" Carillo immediately furrowed his brows and shouted.

"Yes, my apologies!" The soldier quickly offered his apology.

The scene returned to its eerie quietness again, with the sound of some people breathing heavily…

"Waa…"

And at this moment, the pleasant crying of a child suddenly rang out.

"Bring that little thing to me!" Carillo shouted, his brows furrowed, emitting a murderous aura.

The child's mother, a Chinese woman, anxiously shook the child, while fearfully looking at the soldiers coming to snatch her child.

"Please, he's just a child!" The child's mother almost knelt on the ground, but the soldiers ruthlessly took her child away.

"Junior General, it's this child who was crying!" The soldier, looking uneasy, handed the child over.

"What an ugly thing, what country's bastard is this?" Carillo looked disdainfully.

"Judging by the language, it should be a Chinese child!" The soldier answered.

"Ugly Chinese child, disturbing my Requiem, damn it!" Carillo suddenly raised the pistol in his hand.

Bam bam bam…

Carillo's expression was excited, shooting without humanity while laughing maniacally.

After firing five or six shots, crimson blood flowed from the child's body, even the soldiers nearby were taken aback, yet Carillo acted as if nothing had happened.

"Here, take him back. Make sure he doesn't disturb others in any situation anymore!" Carillo said with a strangely cheerful smile to the child's almost unconscious mother.

The crowd was stunned by this scene, feeling chill down their spines. A few men, unable to restrain their anger, shouted, "You're inhuman, even killing a child!"

"Yes, we're hostages, and we have human rights too, you can't do this."

Bang!

Bang!

What answered them was Carillo's ruthless bullet, he shot the three agitated men without hesitation.

Witnessing this cold-blooded scene, everyone in the crowd was furious but no one dared utter another word. Facing such a demon, everyone was trembling with fear.

Ouyang Yue watched the child being shot and killed with her eyes wide open. She originally wanted to scream, but fortunately, her friend beside her covered her mouth tightly, saving her life.

At this moment, her eyes were filled with despair!

...

After a while, Carillo finally finished listening to the so-called requiem, then threw down a sentence: "I'm leaving first, take all these people away, interrogate for any relevant information. Those who are useless will be used as cannon fodder, and those who are useful will be kept for ransom."

After Carillo left, even his soldiers, like everyone else, collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

"All of you, move it. If you don't follow orders or can't walk, the only outcome is death!" warned the soldier.

Ouyang Yue and the others had their hands tied with ropes as they marched with the troops.

"Officer, I twisted my ankle, I can't walk fast, please let me rest a bit, I'm American, a bona fide United States citizen!" The speaker was James, whose bulky body already caused him to walk slowly, now with a twisted ankle, he moved even slower, his face drenched with sweat.

He hoped to gain a bit of leniency with his United States citizenship.

"To hell with your American citizenship!" the soldier sneered, pulling out a handgun.

In James' terrified and despairing expression, he pulled the trigger.

With a bang, James' eyes remained wide with terror, he couldn't understand until his death why his American citizenship was of no use at all.

Qin Hao stared blankly at James' corpse, only feeling a chill down his spine, unable to stop shaking.

After witnessing such a brutal scene, no one dared to pause even for a moment, even if their leg was broken.

After about three hours of walking, they finally reached the first checkpoint of Carillo's base.

Here, without much enemy interference, the soldiers allowed all the hostages to rest for a while.

Ouyang Yue felt hungry, thirsty, and tired, as did everyone else. These feelings could be endured, but the most despairing thing was, along the way, over a dozen people had died, either for saying one too many words or walking a bit too slow, they were shot to death.

These soldiers were completely devoid of humanity.

"Hehe, these few girls look pretty good."

A few robust black soldiers suddenly turned their gaze toward Ouyang Yue and the three other women.

"Hey, you four, come here!" Another black soldier said with a salacious look on his face.

They unabashedly ogled Ouyang Yue and the others, scanning their chests and thighs.

"What do you want to do?" Ouyang Yue said coldly.

She knew their intentions, resolute in her decision, even if it meant death, she would not let herself be humiliated by this pack of beasts.

The three women beside Ouyang Yue were trembling in fear, their eyes full of terror and helplessness!

"Hehe, feisty girl, I like it..."

The strongest soldier reached out his hand, trying to touch Ouyang Yue's chest...

Ouyang lifted a leg.

Thud!

Ouyang Yue's foot landed directly on the soldier's groin, "Ah!" The soldier screamed, clutching his lower area, curling up like a shrimp.

"John, you're such a wimp, can't even handle a woman." Another soldier taunted.

John's face twisted in anger, standing up, his expression turned cold, "Bitch, I'm going to kill you!"

John held a gun to Ouyang Yue's forehead!

Ouyang Yue closed her eyes in despair.

Bam!

At the sound of a gunshot, Ouyang Yue was startled but suddenly realized the bullet hadn't hit her.

"Someone's attacking, what nerve, daring to come to Carillo..."

The soldier's voice suddenly cut off.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of continuous gunshots rang out.

Crying out in surprise erupted all around...

Ouyang Yue opened her eyes in shock, surprised to find the soldier who had tried to assault her now lay on the ground with wide-open eyes, a clear bullet hole in his forehead.

All the lewd soldiers around him had also been shot dead.

The gunfire continued.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

With each crack of the gun, at least one soldier fell silent.

The soldiers of Carillo tried to retaliate, but before they could even settle into shooting stances, they fell!

Ouyang Yue looked up and saw a bright five-starred red flag, fluttering in the wind, swiftly approaching them!

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